Weko to Warren Renegade 1/2 marathon

I had thoughts concerning what I was going to face in this upcoming trail run;
so I emailed the race director to get a heads up. The following is what I recieved.

Hi Steve,
> If I were to rate the course I'd have to say between 8
> or 9 in difficulty and the only thing that might bump it to
> a 10 would be a lot of mud and water. The majority of the
> trails are hard pack single track but there's maybe 4
> short sections of sand and a 1 mile beach section. The
> stretch of beach run is usually pretty good with the sand
> being pretty flat and packed for good running. The course
> is really beautiful with some scenic overlooks of the lake
> and deep ravines but it's loaded with hills. The first
> 2 and 1/2 miles is all hills followed up with couple miles
> of flats then back in the hills then the beach then hills,
> then flats, and ending with hills and the finish will take
> you up 100 stairs up and 100 down to a boardwalk to the
> finish. It's a tough course but a nice one.

What I have learned though running is that I need challenges to keep me focused in life.
I have to "step out of the boat" as Peter did when Jesus wanted to see who had faith. I will trust
Jesus in this challenge also. I am willing to try. With Jesus you will ALWAYS come out better than before if
you rely on him.